Immortality Begins by Taking Care of Master’s Wife – Chapter 96

Chapter 96: Jian Xiong Appears on Azure Cloud Peak

“Here you go!”
Zhou Chen casually tossed the saber back to Cao Gang, who stared with wide eyes.

Even now, he was still ten meters away from Zhou Chen. Even if Zhou Chen were a gibbon, he couldn’t have snatched the saber from his hand, could he?
“What happened?”

“Senior Brother Zhou and Senior Brother Cao were clearly more than ten meters apart just now, how did Senior Brother Zhou stretch out his hand and grab the saber that Senior Brother Cao was swinging?”

Not only was Cao Gang dumbfounded, but the other disciples were also completely confused.

Grasping a weapon from afar wasn’t difficult, many martial arts techniques could achieve that.

But this weapon was in Cao Gang’s hand, how could it be sucked over from a distance?
“Such incredible speed!”

The top ten inner disciples, True Inheritance Disciples, and those experts above the Divine Power Realm understood what had happened.

It only seemed like Zhou Chen had stretched out his hand and taken Cao Gang’s saber, but that wasn’t the case.

Zhou Chen had dashed forward at an incredible speed, snatched the saber from Cao Gang, and then returned to his original spot. It was only because Zhou Chen’s speed and hand movements were so fast,

that it appeared as if he hadn’t moved at all.

Especially his hand speed, which was so fast that Cao Gang didn’t even react when his saber was taken.

“Thank you for your mercy, Senior Brother Zhou!”

Cao Gang held his saber, his face pale, on the verge of a mental breakdown.

The gap was too vast.

Especially when he thought about how he had lost his weapon without even realizing it, and had even swung at the air with his hand, he felt like dying.

It wasn’t that he was weak, but that Zhou Chen was too strong.

Zhou Chen, on a whim, had shown off a little, using his Thunderclap Wish-Fulfilling Hand to snatch the saber. Cao Gang’s hand was even numb from the electric shock.

Furthermore, their movements were incredibly fast, the entire process took less than a tenth of a breath.

It was only natural that Cao Gang didn’t react to his saber being taken.

Watching Cao Gang’s dejected figure walk down from the arena, Zhou Chen swept his gaze over the other disciples, his voice clear and loud:
“Anyone else?”

The disciples who had been eager to challenge Zhou Chen hesitated.

Leaving aside Zhou Chen’s strength for the moment, his ghostly speed alone was beyond reach.

One had to know that among the thirty-seven martial arts Zhou Chen had cultivated, there were six light body skills.

A single ordinary high-level light body skill wouldn’t be enough to turn Zhou Chen into a body technique-type spirit body, but what about six combined?

It would definitely be no worse than a body technique-type spirit body.

He himself didn’t even know how fast he was now.

“I’ll do it!”

At this moment, a young man in black, holding a long spear, jumped onto the arena and declared:

“Han Ye from Black Dragon Peak, please advise!”

“Let’s begin!”

Zhou Chen said calmly. It seemed the people from Black Dragon Peak really did have a problem with his Divine Arrow Peak.

His attitude was far worse than Cao Gang’s earlier.

Boom!
Without any further ado, Han Ye thrust his spear forward. A three-foot spear light pierced through the air, roaring towards Zhou Chen like a black dragon!

Bang!
With a flash of sword light, Han Ye was sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the ground below the arena.

The third-tier treasured spear in his hand broke into two pieces, a deep sword wound appeared on his chest, blood gushing out.

Gasp!
The crowd was stunned. They hadn’t expected Han Ye to be defeated so quickly.

Although Cao Gang’s defeat earlier had been somewhat comical, the crowd had felt that Zhou Chen had relied on his light body skills to gain an advantage. It wasn’t as straightforward as this time.

This sword strike of Zhou Chen’s could be described as simple and crude, using absolute power to crush Han Ye and severely injure him!
On the high platform, Li Shen Tong, who had lost a fourth-tier divine weapon to Li Chang Feng, saw his disciple severely injured by Zhou Chen’s single sword strike. His face darkened.

“Brother Li, you’ve truly taken in a good disciple!”

Li Shen Tong said angrily.

It wasn’t a big deal to lose to Zhou Chen, wasn’t Cao Gang’s defeat just as comical?
But Zhou Chen hadn’t injured Cao Gang in the slightest, yet he had severely injured Han Ye with a single sword strike.

This was a blatant provocation, a slap in his face.

But Zhou Chen hadn’t taken a life, nor had he crippled Han Ye. It was all within the rules of the competition, so he couldn’t criticize him.

“Indeed, he is quite good!”

Li Chang Feng said with a smug look.

He wasn’t afraid of Li Shen Tong. Their relationship wasn’t good to begin with, so he didn’t need to give him face.

Their relationship had already reached a freezing point after Wei Jun had tried to take Divine Arrow Peak’s spot for promotion to True Inheritance Disciple, only to be defeated by Li Chang Hen.

“Junior Brother Zhou, this is a friendly competition among fellow disciples, your attack was a bit too ruthless!”

As a Peak Master, Li Shen Tong couldn’t directly confront Zhou Chen, but Deng Yi Qiang, the senior brother of Black Dragon Peak and ranked ninth in the previous True Inheritance competition, spoke up with a cold expression.

He was a True Inheritance Disciple like Zhou Chen, his status and position were sufficient.

“Senior Brother Deng, you’re wrongly accusing me. You know I specialize in Yi’s Archery, I haven’t been practicing swordsmanship for long, it’s normal for me to have poor control.”

Zhou Chen smiled faintly and said:
“Besides, I didn’t expect Junior Brother Han to be so weak, he couldn’t even withstand a single move from my newly practiced technique!”

“I’ve heard the girls at Celestial Fairy Restaurant say that Junior Brother Zhou is eloquent, persuasive, and speaks beautifully. It seems the rumors are true!”

Deng Yi Qiang sneered: “I’ve also recently practiced a new sword technique, would Junior Brother Zhou like to experience it?”

Wow!
The crowd was in an uproar. This was truly big news.

But Deng Yi Qiang was being a bit too shameless.

He was already thirty years old, a veteran True Inheritance Disciple of Azure Cloud Sect, ranked ninth in the previous True Inheritance competition. To challenge Zhou Chen, a disciple who had only been in the sect for a year, was simply bullying the weak. He actually had the nerve to say it.

“If Junior Brother Deng is interested, why don’t I spar with you for a couple of rounds?”

Li Chang Hen’s figure landed in front of Zhou Chen, blocking him from speaking.

Over the past six months, Zhou Chen had sneaked into her residence countless times to “bully” her and discuss archery and horsemanship. They knew each other very well, and she knew that Zhou Chen could easily defeat Deng Yi Qiang.

But Zhou Chen had only reached the ninth level of Body Refinement six months ago. If he were to publicly thrash Deng Yi Qiang, who had already reached the fifth transformation of Body Refinement, it would be too ostentatious.

Besides, Deng Yi Qiang had most likely already reached the sixth transformation.

If Zhou Chen were to defeat him in front of everyone, wouldn’t that mean Zhou Chen also had a cultivation level above the sixth transformation?

Others would definitely be curious about how Zhou Chen had managed to master six martial arts and reach the sixth transformation in just six months?
This wasn’t something that could be achieved simply by consuming heavenly treasures.

Apart from those exceptional geniuses, it would require a tremendous opportunity or treasure.

Although Azure Cloud Sect would protect Zhou Chen, there was no such thing as a thief who could guard against theft every day.

Moreover, there would definitely be many people within Azure Cloud Sect who secretly coveted Zhou Chen’s secret.

It was better not to be too flashy.

“Hmph!”

Seeing Li Chang Hen, Deng Yi Qiang snorted coldly and turned away.

He knew he couldn’t defeat Li Chang Hen, going up against her would only be asking for humiliation. Even if he felt frustrated, he could only back down.

With the lingering scent of his senior sister’s alluring fragrance filling his nose, Zhou Chen looked at her perky buttocks and perfect curves, his heart filled with sweetness.

He knew Li Chang Hen didn’t want him to expose himself and attract trouble.

This feeling of being protected was quite nice.

Even if he didn’t need it.

“I’ll go back later and give Senior Sister a good reward of several trillion!”

Zhou Chen made up his mind. If he didn’t empty out his entire fortune, leaving not a single drop behind, he wouldn’t be human!
After this little interlude, no one else challenged Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen stepped down from the arena.

Next was the True Inheritance Disciples’ competition.

It wasn’t a full-scale competition, but based on their previous rankings, those who felt confident could issue challenges.

As for Zhou Chen, his current ranking was thirty-fourth. No True Inheritance Disciple would challenge him, and he didn’t want to attract attention.

A tree that stands out in the forest is bound to be struck by the wind.

Besides, he had already stolen the show today and shown off enough.

“It’s Senior Sister Qing Xuan!”

“Senior Sister Qing Xuan is going up!”

“We’re in for a treat!”

After Zhou Chen stepped down from the arena, as expected, Shi Qing Xuan, who was ranked second last time, went up.

As the chief disciple of the Sect Master, she was the senior sister of all the disciples in Azure Cloud Sect. However, she had lost to Li Chang Hen last time, so Shi Qing Xuan had been diligently cultivating this past year, determined to redeem herself.

“A battle between beauties, this is interesting!”

Zhou Chen became interested, his eyes sparkling with excitement. Whether it was Li Chang Hen or Shi Qing Xuan, both were breathtaking beauties.

Forget about the competition, just standing there, they were a beautiful sight.

“Senior Sister seems to have improved a lot, it looks like Senior Sister is in trouble…”

Zhou Chen’s eyesight was extraordinary now, and with his Qi Observation Technique, he could discern some of Shi Qing Xuan’s true strength.

Originally, Li Chang Hen was slightly stronger than Shi Qing Xuan, and with his support behind her for the past six months, he had thought there wouldn’t be any suspense.

But now, seeing Shi Qing Xuan, Zhou Chen realized that she had also had a great opportunity, her improvement was no less than Li Chang Hen’s.

On the arena.

Two figures, one dressed in white and the other in purple, stood facing each other. Not to mention the disciples of Azure Cloud Sect, even all the distinguished guests were paying close attention.

The duel between the first and second ranked True Inheritance Disciples from last year represented the peak strength of this generation in Azure Cloud Sect.

Moreover, both of them were experts above the twelfth transformation of Body Refinement, stronger than most of the Divine Power Realm experts present.

On the arena,

Shi Qing Xuan stood straight, like a treasured sword, her expression calm and composed. She slowly drew her long sword, its cold light shining like autumn water.

“Shi Qing Xuan from Azure Cloud Peak, please advise!”

As her sword left its sheath, Shi Qing Xuan’s aura became even colder and sharper. Her eyes were sharp as sword light, piercing through hearts. A wave of terrifying Heaven-Splitting Sword Momentum spread out, as if it could cleave the sky.

“Li Chang Hen from Divine Arrow Peak, please advise!”

Li Chang Hen held her greatbow, Yi’s Arrow Momentum surging forth to counter Shi Qing Xuan’s aura.

Two invisible forces pressed and collided in the air, creating a whirlwind that whipped their clothes and hair, sending them fluttering in the wind. The Divine Power Realm experts in the VIP seats felt a suffocating pressure, finding it hard to breathe.

“Those above the ninth transformation of Body Refinement can rival the Divine Power Realm. Both of them have already far surpassed ordinary Divine Power Realm experts. If they were to advance to the Divine Power Realm, how powerful and terrifying would they be?”

Qiao Bei Ming, the leader of the Salt Gang, was both shocked and amazed. He had chosen to advance to the Divine Power Realm after reaching the first transformation, firstly because his talent wasn’t enough, and secondly because he only had two high-level martial arts.

Although high-level martial arts seemed common in Azure Cloud Sect, what kind of power was Azure Cloud Sect?

It was a hegemon that spanned two prefectures, with a legacy of over a thousand years. Whoosh!
Shi Qing Xuan moved, her entire body shooting towards Li Chang Hen like an arrow leaving the bow.

Clang!
Li Chang Hen retreated while shooting an arrow. Shi Qing Xuan dodged the arrow and thrust her sword, the distorted sword light seemingly slow but actually fast, moving from top to bottom, like a dream, making it difficult to discern its true form.

Clang!
Li Chang Hen suddenly drew her sword and struck, like an antelope hanging its horns, a move both subtle and profound, perfectly blocking Shi Qing Xuan’s sword edge.

The two figures exchanged hundreds of moves in an instant, sword energy crisscrossing the arena.

The arena battle wasn’t actually suitable for archers, but it didn’t have much of an impact on an expert like Li Chang Hen, who had reached the fourteenth transformation of Body Refinement.

Because she wasn’t only proficient in archery, but also in swordsmanship, fist techniques, claw techniques, finger techniques, light body skills, palm techniques, and so on.

As for Zhou Chen, who had now reached the thirty-sixth transformation of Body Refinement, it was even more terrifying. He could utilize all sorts of martial arts techniques effortlessly, his entire body practically flawless.

“Senior Sister has actually improved so much?”

Li Chang Hen grew more and more alarmed as the battle progressed. She had originally thought that reaching the fourteenth transformation of Body Refinement, two transformations higher than last year, would allow her to easily defeat the other True Inheritance Disciples.

She hadn’t expected Shi Qing Xuan’s improvement to be even more terrifying.

“It seems Senior Sister has had a great opportunity, her improvement is considerable. Senior Sister is likely to lose this time.”

Zhou Chen watched the arena. As he expected, after an incense stick’s worth of time, Li Chang Hen was defeated by a single move and lost the match.

Shi Qing Xuan’s ample chest heaved as she let out a long breath. The hardships she had endured this past year were finally worth it.

She had finally regained her honor as the senior sister of Azure Cloud Sect.

“Senior Sister!”

“Senior Sister!”

Countless Azure Cloud Sect disciples cheered. As the fifth ranked beauty on the Hundred Flowers Ranking and the chief disciple of Azure Cloud Sect, Shi Qing Xuan’s popularity far surpassed Li Chang Hen’s.

After all, Shi Qing Xuan was practically the acting Sect Master.

Li Chang Hen walked down from the arena calmly. Although she had lost, she didn’t mind. Victory and defeat were commonplace.

There was no such thing as being invincible.

Moreover, if it were a life-or-death battle in the wilderness, Li Chang Hen was confident that she would have a 70% chance of winning against Shi Qing Xuan with her Yi’s Archery.

“Senior Sister, don’t be sad, you can lean on my warm and strong shoulder.”

Zhou Chen approached Li Chang Hen, grinning.

Li Chang Hen rolled her eyes at Zhou Chen. Who was sad?

She didn’t care about the empty title of first place, nor did she carry the burden of being the senior sister of Azure Cloud Sect. She was completely stress-free.

Forget about being the senior sister of Azure Cloud Sect, she couldn’t even hold onto the title of senior sister of Divine Arrow Peak now.

Her junior brother had already surpassed her, riding on her head.

After Shi Qing Xuan’s battle with Li Chang Hen, no other True Inheritance Disciple challenged them.

The fourteenth transformation of Body Refinement was a height that many True Inheritance Disciples couldn’t reach.

Deng Yi Qiang, for example, was only at the fifth transformation despite being ranked ninth last time.

This year, he had advanced one transformation and, after Shi Qing Xuan stepped down, eagerly challenged Zhuo Dongjun, who was ranked eighth.

Zhuo Dongjun was the senior brother of Coiling Dragon Peak, specializing in the Coiling Dragon Staff technique. After several hundred moves, he sent Deng Yi Qiang flying with a single staff strike, retaining his eighth position.

Because he had also advanced one transformation.

In reality, within a year’s time, unless one had extraordinary talent or a special opportunity, it was difficult to surpass others.

While you were progressing, others were also progressing.

Zhou Chen watched for a while and realized that the True Inheritance rankings hadn’t changed much, at most fluctuating by one or two positions.

The top ten inner disciples all failed in their challenges against the True Inheritance Disciples.

The True Inheritance competition concluded.

Shi Qing Xuan’s victory over Li Chang Hen was the most talked-about event, followed by Zhou Chen’s performance, which left everyone amazed and buzzing with discussion.

His feat of snatching a weapon barehanded and instantly defeating Han Ye with a single sword strike were both unforgettable.

Especially Cao Gang’s dumbfounded expression and his utterance of “Where’s my saber?” became a source of amusement for everyone, making Cao Gang too embarrassed to show his face.

Whenever someone saw him, they would ask, “Where’s your saber?”.

It made Cao Gang want to draw his saber and attack them.

Night fell, a full moon hung high in the sky, stars twinkling like pearls embedded in the deep night.

A gentle breeze blew, tree shadows swayed. The night was as tranquil as a deep lake, swallowing the day’s clamor.

Starlight scattered like silver dust on the velvet night sky, interweaving with the bright moonlight, creating a serene and mysterious scene.

Creatures of the night emerged.

Zhou Chen was one such creature, a large one at that.

He walked under the moonlight, arriving at Li Chang Hen’s residence.

“Senior Sister, open the door!”

“What do you want?”

Li Chang Hen’s cold voice came from inside.

“To do!”

“Get lost!”

Silence fell outside, Zhou Chen seemed to have left.

Li Chang Hen opened the door. A figure darted out from the side, grabbing her and planting a firm kiss on her lips.

“I knew Senior Sister couldn’t bear to let me go!”

Zhou Chen chuckled, giving her full and perky buttocks a firm squeeze. He had to admit, they were incredibly elastic and felt amazing.

Li Chang Hen rolled her eyes at Zhou Chen. She knew he hadn’t left.

In the end, it was a case of one willing to strike and the other willing to endure.

If Li Chang Hen was truly unwilling, Zhou Chen wouldn’t be able to pry open her tightly shut door.

“Thank you for your help today, Senior Sister. I came here specifically to thank you!”

As he spoke, Zhou Chen carried Li Chang Hen into the room, closing the door with a kick.

“Heh heh!”

Li Chang Hen sneered: “Is this what you call thanking me?”

“Isn’t Senior Sister satisfied?”

Zhou Chen raised an eyebrow. “I’m willing to be your ox or horse, what more do you want?”

“All you know is to ‘graze,’ isn’t it?”

Li Chang Hen looked at Zhou Chen speechlessly, her body trembling slightly as she felt his strength.

“Then how about I take Senior Sister to watch the stars and the moon?”

Zhou Chen carried Li Chang Hen to the window and opened it. In the deep night sky, stars twinkled, and the bright moon hung high, mysterious and magnificent.

Li Chang Hen gripped the windowsill tightly, looking at the starry sky, her teeth clenched.

“The night is truly beautiful!”

Zhou Chen took a deep breath, savoring his senior sister’s intoxicating fragrance. He whispered in her ear:
“Senior Sister, look at that moon, it’s so big and round, shining brightly, like a mooncake, making me hungry!”

Li Chang Hen didn’t reply. She knew Zhou Chen loved to eat mooncakes.

Every time he came, he wouldn’t leave until he had eaten his fill.

Zhou Chen didn’t mind that Li Chang Hen often didn’t reply. He knew that was just her personality.

He could always entertain himself anyway, his hands reaching for the stars and the moon, the moon shifting and changing in his palm, stars twinkling.

Night turned to day.

As the darkness gradually faded, dawn arrived.

Sunlight quietly pierced through the clouds, bathing the earth in a new day.

Everything seemed to awaken at this moment, the air filled with a fresh scent. A layer of frost had formed on the green leaves of the flowers and plants along the roadside.

The disciples of Azure Cloud Sect woke from their slumber, as if infused with new energy.

Some practiced their martial arts, some tended to their herbs, some took on missions, and some were still sound asleep.

Yes, the one sound asleep was True Inheritance Disciple Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen’s head was buried in his senior sister’s ample bosom, snoring softly, a contented smile on his lips.

“This big bad guy, little bad guy…”

Li Chang Hen gazed at Zhou Chen’s handsome sleeping face, both loving and resentful. She had truly been bewitched, this life of hers was doomed to be entangled with Zhou Chen’s.

“Senior Sister… smack… ”

Zhou Chen smacked his lips, as if enjoying some delicious delicacy in his dream.

“Still sleeping! Still eating!”

Li Chang Hen’s cheeks flushed red as she pinched Zhou Chen’s ear and pulled his head away.

“Ah, Senior Sister, are you trying to murder your husband!”

Zhou Chen exclaimed, reaching out to “suppress” Li Chang Hen.

Dong! Dong! Dong!
Just as they were playing around, a loud bell suddenly rang.

“It’s the Azure Cloud Bell!”

“What’s happening now?”

Li Chang Hen quickly pushed Zhou Chen away, and they both got out of bed and dressed.

The Azure Cloud Bell had rung, they had to hurry over.

Arriving at Azure Cloud Peak, the Sect Master of Azure Cloud Sect, the Peak Masters of each peak, the elders, and the True Inheritance Disciples were already present.

Zhou Chen and Li Chang Hen were the last to arrive.

There was no helping it, if it wasn’t mandatory, Zhou Chen wouldn’t want to leave his senior sister’s warm and comfortable boudoir.

“Huh?”

Zhou Chen suddenly spotted an incredibly familiar handsome figure.

“Jian Xiong!”

He had missed Jian Xiong dearly in the past six months!